Hepatic transplantation in a patient with mesoatrial shunt and occlusion of the inferior vena cava.
Occlusion of the vena cava has long been considered an insurmountable difficulty in patients needing liver transplantation. We report the case of a patient with a patent mesoatrial shunt and complete vena cava obstruction who underwent liver transplantation.
Klintmalm
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GB
Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246.
Alivizatos
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Husberg
B S
BS
Howard
T K
TK
Small
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Goldstein
R M
RM
Cofer
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000601:surgery; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior